Oil prices were up over the last week with WTI futures at $54.00 per barrel and Brent at $56.98 per barrel. A year ago, WTI was at $33, and Brent was at $33 - so oil prices are up sharply year-over-year.

Here is a graph from Gasbuddy.com for nationwide gasoline prices. Nationally prices are at $2.26 per gallon - a year ago prices were at $1.76 per gallon - so gasoline prices are up 50 cents a gallon year-over-year.